Malaysia Plans Crackdown on Bitcoin Miners Amidst Illegal Mining Surge
The government of Malaysia attributes the region’s exorbitant power bills on Bitcoin (BTC) mining. According to Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir, Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, the country’s power supply was depleted by cryptocurrency miners to the tune of $722 million (RM3.4 billion) from 2018 to 2023.
